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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Things I have learned

Local water comes
in plastic bags that look like a small pillow. As one local girl
told me, I need to drink “water water” which comes in bottles. The
local water causes … well you know …

Star beer
(recommended to me by Jim B and many others) is good and usually comes in
large bottles, maybe 750 mL. I have found Savannah cider to be
good as I’m not really a drinker. The main pop here seems to be
Fanta Orange, Coke, Coke Light (not Diet Coke) and Sprite.

Everything is
sold in small black bags here. Most people just drop their bags and
other trash on the street when they’re done with them. A bit disconcerting
…

Traffic is
insane. Think of the Gardiner at 8.00am. That is the way most major
streets are from dusk til dawn. Horrible, horrible traffic.

Everyone is so
friendly. A smile and a hello, plus a handshake. It is always good to inquire about one’s
health and family.

Game day.

Traffic in the capital city.

Laundry day.

Short and sweet today.

Talk soon,

Mark

P.S. While CUA is aware of the United Nations
International Year of Co-operatives, few if any local credit unions know of the
International Year. One billion people world-wide
are members of credit unions and co-ops, including those in Africa. I am hoping to increase IYC awareness, one CU
at a time.

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